Bild leak affair

"Bibi, be ready, I am on my way!" Former Prime Minister spokesperson YonathanUrich said in an X post after the judge's decision, which will allow him to contact Netanyahu.

Judge says probe has reached a standstill; no-contact order with other figures remains in place through March 29, ruling is stayed to allow appeal.

President Judge Menahem Mizrahi said there was no real dispute that Netanyahu’s testimony had become the main obstacle to completing the probe.

Justice Kasher says the case does not warrant third-instance intervention after lower courts faulted state for filing too late; Bild restrictions remain on a separate track.

Defense attorneys Amit Hadad and Noa Milstein argued that the ongoing restrictions are disproportionate, noting that Urich has been subject to various restrictive conditions since his initial arrest.

A magistrate’s court lifted the travel ban on PMO chief Tzachi Braverman, citing the Iran war. The ruling allows him to serve as UK Ambassador despite the ongoing "midnight meeting" investigation.

The Jerusalem Post queried the Israel Police and has yet to receive any comments.

Braverman’s representatives agreed to temporarily extend the restrictions until Thursday, after police submitted a request to continue the conditions shortly before they were due to lapse.

The case placed the court squarely at the intersection of two weighty public interests: the independence of criminal investigations and the protection of a free press.

Judge Michael Karshen accepted the police appeal against a lower court decision that had largely lifted the conditions imposed on Braverman, who is under investigation.